Episode 130
Hermoso Files Lawsuit Against Rubiales & more –14th Sep 2023
Rubiales’ resignation, Catalan amnesty on the cards, PP’s call for mobilization, the best pizza in Europe, repercussions of the Yes is Yes law, and much more.
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Transcript
From the golden hues of olive oil fields, let's shift our focus to a pressing matter - the 'Yes is Yes' law."
The Superior Court of Justice of Navarra, or TSJN, has reduced a sentence of fifteen years to fourteen for one of the five men convicted of the twenty sixteen Sanfermines group rape after the application of the controversial yes is yes law.
The case is commonly named the La Manada case, which translates to The Wolf Pack.
The TSJN maintains the sentence should be reduced since the Supreme Court, which imposed the original sentence, has implemented the new changes from the Yes is Yes law. Irene Montero, the Podemos Minister of Equality, who brought forward the law, is back in the news since the TSJN sentence reduction. Montero’s law was questioned as the bill has reduced sentences for around a thousand people convicted of sexual offenses.
An update on covid now.
The Covid-19 pandemic might be over, but the virus continues to circulate across the globe. As of March twenty twenty-two, cases were no longer measured in the general population, and follow-ups were only given to those over sixty. Since July twenty twenty-three, with the ending of mandatory masks, the Government also ended the declared health emergency, around two months later than the WHO.
According to the Carlos III Health Institute, the latest figures show an incidence of around 130 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, most prominent in those under four and those over sixty-four. Pharmacies have also said that the number of tests sold has increased weekly during the summer - though these figures aren't official.
The variant most prominent across Spain that has been circulating the country for almost a year is from the XBB family. Hospitals say that this variant, however, is acting more like the flu, and hospital admissions are at lower levels compared to the first year of the pandemic.
The next vaccination campaign will start in October, but it's only recommended for those over sixty, employees who work with vulnerable people, and those with immunodeficiencies.
Speaking of health, The Spanish Agency of Data Protection has asked for the prohibition of mobile phone usage in public schools. Pediatricians say that kids should only be allowed to use devices for two hours, otherwise, screens could affect their social, physical, and mental health.
And to close this edition, the series El cuerpo en llamas or Burning Body is the hot topic of the week. The series is based on a true crime where two police officers, Rosa Peral and Albert López allegedly murder one of their colleagues Pedro González, who was dating Rosa. However, Peral tried to halt the launching of the series and filed a lawsuit saying that the Netflix show was violating her right to honor.
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